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HCONRES 66 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Emergency medical services and trauma care Human trafficking Sex offenses

Expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) law enforcement, judges, child welfare agencies, and the public should treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of child abuse; (2) every effort should be made to arrest and hold accountable both traffickers and buyers of children for sex, in accordance with federal laws to protect victims of trafficking and state child protection laws; (3) the child welfare system requires reform to better prevent domestic child sex trafficking and aid the victims; and (4) such system should identify, assess, and provide supportive services to children in its care who are victims of sex trafficking or at risk of becoming such victims.

Expresses support for: (1) survivors of domestic child sex trafficking, including for the services they need to heal; and (2) an end to demand for girls by declaring that our nation's daughters are not for sale and that any person who purchases a child for sex should be held accountable with the full force of the law.


What's happening now January 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 4
R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 15, 2014
Reed, Tom
· Jan 8, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 2, 2013
Black, Diane
· Nov 21, 2013
Boustany, Charles
· Nov 21, 2013
Hultgren, Randy
· Nov 21, 2013
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 21, 2013
Paulsen, Erik
· Nov 21, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Nov 21, 2013
Renacci, James
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 21, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Nov 21, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 66: Expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-66/
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"H. Con. Res. 66: Expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-66/.
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H. Con. Res. 66, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-66/.
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